diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/Entity/BasicEntityPersister.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/Entity/BasicEntityPersister.php
index 870a6da3c8b..fba5c25e0c1 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/Entity/BasicEntityPersister.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/Entity/BasicEntityPersister.php
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ protected function getSelectColumnsSQL(): string
                 continue;
             }
 
-            if (($assoc->isToMany() > 0) && $this->currentPersisterContext->handlesLimits) {
+            if ($assoc->isToMany() && $this->currentPersisterContext->handlesLimits) {
                 continue;
             }